Enable could well be Eclipsed on her return July 4, 2020 AFTER the thrill of the Investec Derby and Oaks on Epsom Downs on Saturday, the action comes thick and fast for racing fans with more Group One action at Sandown on Sunday. John Gosden’s wonder mare Enable returns to defend her Coral Eclipse (3.35pm Sandown) crown and its great to see her back as a [...]
The Derby: Behind closed doors but Epsom still at centre stage July 3, 2020 As the sun breaks over the Derby course this Saturday, for the 241st running of the most famous race in the world, it will be a very different scene to most years. There will be no packed infield full of double decker buses, no ferris wheel on the Hill, no HM the Queen in the [...]
Andrew Balding updates on leading Investec Derby contender Kameko July 2, 2020 Trainer Andrew Balding has updated fans on his Investec Derby hopeful Kameko, who aims to win the second colts’ Classic of the season having won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket earlier this month. “We are really pleased with the way that Kameko came out of Newmarket, he is a very laid back horse. He slept [...]
Ed Walker updates on leading Investec Derby contender English King July 2, 2020 Trainer Ed Walker, trainer of leading Investec Derby hope English King, has given an update on his star colt ahead of next week’s Classic at Epsom. “He (English King) has come out of Lingfield very well, it was the perfect prep. I always wanted to go to Lingfield because I think it mimics Epsom really [...]
O’Brien to rewrite the record books with eighth Investec Derby success July 2, 2020 EPSOM is ready to stage the 241st running of Saturday’s Investec Derby (4.55pm) behind closed doors. The build-up has been like no other with the global coronavirus pandemic forcing the race to be delayed by a month. A dramatically revised racing schedule means that the majority have taken unorthodox routes to Epsom and plenty have [...]
Breath Caught and Straight Right catch eye in tricky handicaps July 2, 2020 Looking at the rest of the Epsom card and there are only five runners in the opening Woodcote Stakes (1.50pm). Twaasol is favourite on the back of a decent win at Windsor last month, but I’d rather side with MODERN NEWS at 5/2 with Ladbrokes. He didn’t seem to stay the seven furlongs at Ascot [...]
Frankie can be the Darling of Epsom again July 2, 2020 TRAINERS Aidan O’Brien and John Gosden have saddled seven of the last eight winners of the Investec Oaks (3.40pm) and it is long odds-on that they will extend that sequence on Saturday as they are responsible for the first three in the betting. The betting suggests O’Brien should land the race for an eighth time [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: High Rev could find the Winning feeling again June 30, 2020 WEDNESDAY’S most intriguing contest is the closing Better Future Handicap (10.50am), a five-furlong dash over the straight course. This contest brings together some seasoned sprinting campaigners as well as a number of horses who have shown signs of potential in their first season in Hong Kong. The talented but frustrating Seven Heavens, Cue The Music, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira has an Excellent chance in six-furlong sprint June 30, 2020 IT’S all very much still to play for in both the Hong Kong jockeys’ and trainers’ title races as the action continues with a public holiday 10-race programme at Sha Tin on Wednesday morning. It couldn’t be any tighter in the trainers’ championship, with local trainers Ricky Yui (62 wins), Francis Lui (61) and Tony Cruz (58) all [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Power can add to Purton’s Total June 23, 2020 ALTHOUGH Joao Moreira will be desperate to cut into Zac Purton’s lead in the jockeys’ title race, it would be a brave man to expect the reigning champion to leave the track empty-handed. If ever a horse looks likely to have been ear-marked for a contest, it’s Purton’s mount TOTAL POWER, who carries top-weight, in the [...]